Another amazing read. I love how Briggs can continue to write about the wolves, but bring other lore into the story as well. This one focused more heavily on the vampires, which added another layer to the world building. Things are developing between Mercy, Adam and Samuel is still around. I completely love this series!

[4.5 Stars]I'm honestly completely loving this series!

The second book in the Mercy installment centers upon the vampires. Stefen, good friend and Scooby-lovin, t-shirt wearing vamp, calls in a favor. Favors among the supernatural are always tricky. When Mercy goes with him to a hotel to meet a suspicious new vampire, they both get more than they bargained for. Yucky stuff follows, but Stefen has a different memory of the horror in the hotel. Mercy must share her memory with the vampire seethe in a bloody and creepy way so that the queen Marsilia do...

Re-read: Still 3.5 Stars I'm still a little behind on the Books of my Heart Read Along but catching up fast. I had forgotten everything from this book, literally everything. Vampire in league with a Demon you think I would have remembered something. Oh well. This was a solid read and I noticed a lot of repetition this time just in case you didn't remember stuff from the first book but other than that very nice read.I forgot that all the guys love Mercy. Adam, Sam and Stephan she is pretty cool b...

2018 Review:As I continue my reading journey down memory lane, I realize that right here in book two is where Patricia Briggs and I go separate ways regarding who we want to see Mercy shacked up with. This was the book that to me said, “Go vampires! Stefan all the way!”You see, I’m just not into being bossed around. Eldest child, bossy in my own right, don’t need to butt heads with some stubborn werewolf every damn day. In fact, every now and then, my gentleman friend will ask me, “Not a vampire...

Blood Bound is book two in the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs. Each book continues the ongoing adventure with our coyote shifter, Mercy. It continues to develop the characters, relationships, and world. I LOVE this series. I LOVE Mercy! She’s a kick-ass heroine. She knows she shouldn’t play with the big boys, but she can’t help wanting to help those she cares about. In Blood Bound we dive into the dean of the Vampires and learn about their structure. Mercy gets involved with the se...

Re-read on audio 2017 and still 5 stars! ❤️

Review first posted on Fantasy Literature: Owing a favor to a vampire is pretty much always going to be asking for trouble. Stefan, a vampire who’s been a help and even a friend to Mercy Thompson, calls her at three a.m. to go witness his confrontation with a new vampire in town. But Stefan gives Mercy his word of honor that she won’t be hurt, and asks her to shapeshift into her coyote form to accompany him. The new vampire, Cory Littleton, has a rather mundane name, but his nature is anything c...

✘ Now You See Me Now You Don't Express Buddy Read (NYSMNYDEBR™) with Nafeeza, Layla and Ange ✘💀 DNF at 21% *pats her little self on the exoskeleton for making it that far*Okay, I was going to do the Cut the Crap Thing (CtCT™), but I just noticed the cover for this book and am consequently slightly pissed off, so this might take longer than originally planned. You're welcome.That bloody shrimping cover! What the bloody shrimping fish?! Why the holy barnacle does Mercy have to display her boobs li...

Reread in June 2020This is still a scary book. It's scary in that the vampire sorcerer is conjuring up demons but also the vamps themselves, and the fact that they are so freaky and deadly. Also, I think of werewolves as being extremely powerful, but a vampire sorcerer can wrap one around its fingers. I love that Mercy is considered one of the more frail supernatural creatures, but her Walker nature makes her more resistant to magic. She shows incredible courage in the face of the extremely leth...

Re-read for the 3rd time April 2nd, 2020. I notice more to love with every re-read! Re-read March 21st 2017. Even better the 2nd time around!4.5 StarsBlood Bound, the second installment in the Mercy Thompson series has me officially addicted! This begins as Mercy’s friend, Stephan the vampire, calls in a favor owed. Little does she know that repayment puts her and the pack in grave danger, not something Stephan intended, either. What they stumble upon is a powerful threat that Mercy can’t let st...

I liked book 2. It was fasted and had more action and plot than book one, but I got to be honest I don't really like the paranormal world that Patricia Briggs is building. I can't stand the vampires. Their rules, laws, the way they feed, how they change people, the way they act.... all of it I don't like. I do like Stefan though. I also really don't like the way the werewolves act. How they treat women, gays, and Mercy like shit. Especially Mercy and Warren. The fact that Bran's mate tried to ki...

Okay friends...I'm sorry, but this is it. I don't plan to follow this series any farther. This is not because Patricia Briggs is a bad writer. It's not because the idea behind the book is bad or the plot is bad.Then why? Many of you probably already know if you've read any of my reviews. The plot, the story idea, the characters are there, but they are constantly smothered by Mercy going on and on about her hormones when she's around either of 2 alpha werewolves. It's about this continually overw...

I’m beginning to understand why this series has such a large fan base!The first book in this series certainly was promising but I found that a combination of Mercy’s dry tone narrative and a lack of action made it hard for me to get into the story. This time around I had a little trouble in the beginning, but soon after I got drawn into an engaging and exciting story in where the ever helpful Mercy gets sucked into vampire business (no pun intended). In the mean while, we learn more about Briggs...

Ugh. I am so unhappy with Ms. Briggs. She created an intelligent, strong, interesting protagonist; a mostly believable world; and engaging supporting characters. Her writing is smooth and keeps you turning the page, wanting to see where the plot is headed. But the sexist drivel just makes me want to puke. On the surface it doesn't seem to be sexist: Mercy abhors the way women are treated in the werewolf pack; she is strong and resourceful and of course has to save the day. But when I delved deep...

I thought this was a good follow up to the first book, you get to know the characters better - such as Mercy, Adam and Samuel. I really like the first person writing style when you get into Mercy's head and hear what she secretly thinks etc. I'll continue reading this series because of her, she's a cool character.I'm hoping the storyline will get better as the series goes on because this felt like a repeat of the previous plot with some small changes and never added anything new to the overall s...

Buddy read with some friends at Buddies Books and BaublesSo I still haven't fully warmed up to this series. Book 2 was definitely better than book 1 and there were more actual emotional reactions. But while I like Mercy, I cannot get myself to care for most of the other characters. Take Adam, for instance. (view spoiler)[This is the second book (and it is the second book in the series) in a row where our badass dangerous alpha male gets kidnapped and Mercy has to save him. Once again. (hide spoi...